"Starlight Express Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics). Later productions have used additional songs with lyrics by Don Black, David Yazbek, Nick Coler and Lauren Aquilina, and with music by the composer's son, Alastair Lloyd Webber. Famously, the actors perform the entire show on roller skates. The West End production of ""Starlight Express"" is the eighth longest-running musical in history, having been performed 7,409 times between 1984 and 2002. ""Starlight Express"" is also the most successful musical in Germany, where it has been performed in a purpose-built theatre since 1988. According"
"a central theme rather than a linear plot, with the entire cast on roller skates playing trains. The original concept was to be an ""entertainment 'event' for children who love trains."" Lloyd Webber has been quoted as saying that the end result was ""not quite what we intended,"" given that the ""joy and sense of pure fun that was the original intention seemed to get lost."" ""Avenue Q"", which premiered on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre in 2003, can also be considered a concept musical. Authors Jeff Whitty, Jeff Marx, and Bobby Lopez have spoken of their difficulty categorizing"
"made a ""Sparkle Dance"" drink for this event. Kinky Boots (musical) Kinky Boots is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Based on the 2005 British film ""Kinky Boots"", written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth and inspired by true events, the musical tells the story of Charlie Price. Having inherited a shoe factory from his father, Charlie forms an unlikely partnership with cabaret performer and drag queen Lola to produce a line of high-heeled boots and save the business. In the process, Charlie and Lola discover that they are not"
"Kinky Boots (musical) Kinky Boots is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Based on the 2005 British film ""Kinky Boots"", written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth and inspired by true events, the musical tells the story of Charlie Price. Having inherited a shoe factory from his father, Charlie forms an unlikely partnership with cabaret performer and drag queen Lola to produce a line of high-heeled boots and save the business. In the process, Charlie and Lola discover that they are not so different after all. Following the show's conception"
"of the charts in Italy and the United Kingdom. ""Another Suitcase in Another Hall"" was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they were developing the ""Evita"" for Broadway in 1976. Both were extremely intrigued by the stories surrounding the life of Eva Perón while researching about her during the mid-1970s. They came to know about her husband Juan Perón, and his affinity for young women, and Rice and Webber decided to use it as one of the backstories behind Eva and Juan's rise to power. In the original musical, the song is performed by the character of"
"musicals The Phantom of the Opera, We Will Rock You, Mamma Mia, West Side Story, Annie, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Grease and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; international artists Bryn Terfel, Elaine Paige, Jamie Oliver, Rick Stein, Hale and Pace, Roy Chubby Brown, Anthony Warlow and David Campbell; boutique shows Slava's Snowshow, One Night of Queen, Circus Oz, Potted Potter, Stomp, Abba Mania, Storm and Raise the Red Lantern by the Chinese National Ballet; plays Stuff Happens, The Woman in Black, The Mousetrap, Grumpy Old Women and The 39 Steps; children's shows Barney the Dinosaur, Thomas the Tank Engine,"
"for a stage musical. On December 18, 2014, the musical was officially confirmed and it was announced that the show would receive its world premiere on Broadway in autumn 2015, at the Winter Garden Theatre. The musical has a book by ""Downton Abbey"" creator Julian Fellowes, and is directed by Laurence Connor, with choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter, set and costume design by Anna Louizos and lighting by Natasha Katz. The musical features an original score composed by Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and sound design by Mick Potter, in addition to music from the original film. ""School"
"is based on the film ""Rocky"" and has a book by Thomas Meehan. ""Rocky the Musical"" opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on February 11, 2014 (previews), and officially opened on March 13, 2014. The musical is directed by Alex Timbers, with boxing choreography by Steven Hoggett and choreography by Kelly Devine. The former occupant of the Winter Garden Theatre, the musical ""Mamma Mia!"", transferred to the Broadhurst Theatre in November 2013. Andy Karl and Margo Seibert are featured as Rocky Balboa and Adrian. They have written a dance musical, ""Little Dancer"", with direction and choreography by Susan"
"performing the title song from the show on an ITV special ""Andrew Lloyd Webber: 40 Musical Years"". The track was later released as a digital download. Officially confirmed on 28 June 2013, producers announced that the initial production would play the Aldwych Theatre, with tickets going on sale immediately. The show with a budget of £2.5 million has a book with lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and is directed by Richard Eyre, with choreography by Stephen Mear, set design by Rob Howell, lighting design by Peter Mumford and sound by Paul Groothuis. In 2014, the full libretto of"
"Ward the Musical"", Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical telling the story of the Profumo scandal. ""Party Animals"", ""The Bill"", ""Kidulthood"", ""The Fugitives"", ""Murder City"", ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", ""The Last Detective"", ""Rosemary & Thyme"", ""Heartbeat"", ""Beech is Back"", ""Relic Hunters"", ""Casualty"", ""The Merchant of Venice"", ""The Escort"", ""Unfinished Business"", ""Peak Practice"", ""Doctor Finlay"", ""Poetry Readings"", ""Ffizz"", ""Fellow Traveller"", ""Museums of Madness"", ""The Black Candle"", ""Taking the Floor"", ""Boon"", ""The Chief"", ""Six Characters in Search of an Author"" as well as ""Lewis"". Alexander Hanson (actor) Alexander Harald St John Hanson-Akins (born 28 April 1961) is a Norwegian-born British stage actor who has appeared"
"Andy Karl Andy Karl (born August 1974 as Andrew Cesewski) is an American actor and singer, best known for performing in musical theatre. He has appeared on Broadway in the original productions of ""Groundhog Day"" (for which he won the Olivier Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award), ""Legally Blonde"", ""9 to 5"", and ""Rocky the Musical"", as well as appearing in ""Wicked"", ""The Mystery of Edwin Drood"", ""Jersey Boys"", ""On The Twentieth Century"" (for which he won the Outer Critics Circle Award) and ""And So It Goes"". He is currently starring in """" on Broadway. Karl was"
"pair make plans to flee to Mexico. Nuria visits Enric in prison. He has been convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to two years. Nuria promises to wait for him. Remo meets Rookie on the beach. The identity of the murderer is revealed. The Skating Rink (opera) The Skating Rink is an opera by the British composer David Sawer. Sawer's fourth opera, it premiered on 5 July 2018 at Garsington Opera as a new commission from the opera company. The libretto by Rory Mullarkey, who also wrote the libretto for Mark-Anthony Turnage's opera ""Coraline,"" is based on the novella of the"
"be in autumn 2015. This would be the first time since 1971 and ""Jesus Christ Superstar"" that a Lloyd Webber musical would premiere on Broadway rather than in the West End. It would also mark a return for the composer to the Winter Garden Theatre, where his ""Cats"" ran for 18 years. Speaking of his vision for the musical, Lloyd Webber suggested that it would focus more on the stories of Dewey's young students than the film did, stating ""It has to be a bit more rounded. I'd quite like to know more about the children and their parents."" Speaking"
"the West End. Following the opening of ""Love Never Dies"", Lloyd Webber again began a search for a new musical theatre performer in the BBC One series ""Over the Rainbow"". He cast the winner, Danielle Hope, in the role of Dorothy, and a dog to play Toto in his forthcoming stage production of ""The Wizard of Oz"". He and lyricist and composer Tim Rice wrote a number of new songs for the production to supplement the songs from the film. On 1 March 2011, ""The Wizard of Oz"" opened at The Palladium Theatre, starring Danielle Hope as Dorothy and Michael"
"Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of variations, two film scores, and a Latin Requiem Mass. Several of his songs have been widely recorded and were hits outside of their parent musicals, notably ""The Music of the Night"" and ""All I Ask of You"" from ""The Phantom of the Opera"", ""I Don't Know How to Love"
"to July 28, 2019 as part of its 2018/19 season. Due to the death of the director the production has been postponed with no announced date. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (musical) Bedknobs and Broomsticks is an upcoming stage musical based on the 1971 Walt Disney film and the stories by Mary Norton. It features the original songs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, new songs and additional music and lyrics by Neil Bartram and book by Brian Hill. The musical was to have been directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell before her death on May 26, 2018. Her replacement"
"comedy and a rousing soundtrack"" (The Boston Phoenix); ; ""An explosive cabaret of over-the-top rock tunes sung with operatic glass-shattering intensity…practically Shakespeare on ice""; (The Noise); ""Brilliant; amazing music; one of the most exciting spectacles I have ever seen' (Steve Almond; WGBH Boston). In 2013, the rock opera was performed as a Staged Reading Showcase in NYC, produced by Harborside Films and directed by Kenny Howard of Broadway Consortium; the NY cast included Broadway performers Melissa van deer Schyff and Janine Divita. A new 'rock concert' performance of the show (Music by Michael Teoli and Libretto with new Book material"
"together they wrote ten new songs for the stage musical, adding '60s rock, vaudeville and 1920s Brechtian cabaret to the sound of the show. In creating the underwater world on stage, director Zambello asked her design team to use translucent materials to create abstract shapes and manipulate light to give the watery illusion. The design team consisted of George Tsypin for sets, Natasha Katz for lighting and Tatiana Noginova for costumes, all three of whom had previously worked with Zambello. For the performers' movements, choreographer Stephen Mear had the actors wear Heelys wheeled footwear, dubbed ""merblades"", while tails on sprung-steel"
"The Skating Rink (opera) The Skating Rink is an opera by the British composer David Sawer. Sawer's fourth opera, it premiered on 5 July 2018 at Garsington Opera as a new commission from the opera company. The libretto by Rory Mullarkey, who also wrote the libretto for Mark-Anthony Turnage's opera ""Coraline,"" is based on the novella of the same name by Roberto Bolaño. The story takes place in the coastal town of 'Z', on the outskirts of Barcelona. The opera is divided into three acts, with its story told by three male narrators (one Mexican, one Chilean, and one Spaniard),"
"Scherzinger sang this song at the annual Royal Variety Performance in the United Kingdom, which is often attended by Queen Elizabeth II but was attended by her daughter Princess Anne this year. Nicole Scherzinger was accompanied by four male ""Phantoms"" (John Owen-Jones, Ramin Karimloo, Simon Bowman and Earl Carpenter) for the performance, which was performed to make the 25th anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. This is used as Kyla Ross' floor music. She was part of the gold winning gymnastics team at the 2012 Olympics. It is also covered by Vocaloid character Hatsune Miku portraying as Christine. Violinist"
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The story is based on the ""coat of many colours"" story of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly; their first, ""The Likes of Us"", written in 1965, was not performed until 2005. The show has only a few lines of spoken dialogue; it is almost entirely sung-through. Its family-friendly story, familiar themes and catchy music have resulted in numerous stagings."
"conceived the idea of turning P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories into a musical. Originally, he was to work with his then-partner, Andrew Lloyd Webber, but Rice backed out of the project. Eventually Lloyd Webber teamed up with famed British playwright Alan Ayckbourn, and the two of them began work with the personal blessing of Wodehouse. Ayckbourn utilized characters and plot lines from several Jeeves and Wooster stories, notably ""The Code of the Woosters"". The action takes place at the East London Club for Unmanageable Boys, where Bertie Wooster is playing a banjo concert; his banjo keeps breaking down, so he"
"cast featured Richard Hague as Del Delmonaco, Rachael Wyatt as Lois Warner, Sarah Towle as Marge Gelman, Tom Banks as Gabe, Richard Symes as Harvey and Kerry Britnell as Esther. A tour of this production was considered on the back of an excellent critical reception but ultimately did not come to fruition. The musical received its London premiere at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate, from March 29, 2017, produced by Joseph Hodges Entertainments. The production was directed by Jordan Murphy, with musical direction by Oliver Hance, choreography by Alyssa Noble, design by Richard Cooper, sound by Phil Wilson and casting"
"and Jack Webster. It is one of the most popular Australian musicals of all time, being the first one to have a successful run on the West End. The West End production at the Queen's Theatre was nominated in 1995 for the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, and choreographers Atkins and Dein Perry won for Best Theatre Choreographer. The show was partially rewritten for a revival in Houston in 1998. Hot Shoe Shuffle Hot Shoe Shuffle is a 1992 Australian musical produced by David Atkins. A jukebox musical, the score mostly includes American big band and popular songs of"
"and these were illustrated by Lucinda Rogers. In 1998, Lloyd Webber released a film version of ""Cats"", which was filmed at the Adelphi Theatre in London. David Mallet directed the film, and Gillian Lynne choreographed it. The cast consisted of performers who had been in the show before, including Ken Page (the original Old Deuteronomy on Broadway), Elaine Paige (original Grizabella in London) and Sir John Mills as Gus: the Theatre Cat. In 1998 ""Whistle Down the Wind"" made its debut, a musical written with lyrics supplied by Jim Steinman. Originally opening in Washington, Lloyd Webber was reportedly not happy"
"Lloyd Webber's ""The Woman in White"" at the Palace Theatre (""005) and was featured as Captain Andy Hawks in ""Show Boat"" at the Royal Albert Hall. He played nefarious prison officer Jim Fenner in """" at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End (2007). He toured the UK Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott in G. M. Calhoun's ""The Last South"" (2008). Other London credits include Anatoly in ""Chess"", Orin Scrivello DDS in ""Little Shop of Horrors"", Captain Harkness in the world premiere musical adaptation of ""The Far Pavilions"", Vic Christian in the Pet Shop Boys' musical ""Closer to Heaven"", and"
"and depression. Lauper composed music and lyrics for the Broadway musical ""Kinky Boots,"" with Harvey Fierstein writing the book. The musical was based on the 2006 independent film ""Kinky Boots."" It opened in Chicago in October 2012 and on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 4, 2013. In May, Lauper won for best score for ""Kinky Boots"" at the 63rd annual Outer Critics Circle Awards. The musical led the 2013 Tony Awards, with 13 nominations and six wins including Best Musical and Best Actor. Lauper won the award for Best Original Score. Lauper was the first woman to"
"for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. A stage musical adaptation of the same name ""Kinky Boots"" debuted on Broadway in April 2013, following an out-of-town try-out at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago; Cyndi Lauper, music and lyrics; and Harvey Fierstein, co-wrote book. Director Jerry Mitchell is also the choreographer. The Chicago cast included: Billy Porter and Stark Sands. At the 67th Tony Awards (2013) won six Tony Awards, including Tony Award for Best Original Score (Lauper, first sole female winner), Best Actor (Porter) and Best Musical. Kinky Boots (film) Kinky"
"of one of the two motion pictures made from this show. (The other was ""The Band Wagon."") This was the first New York production to use the double revolving stage for the songs and sketches. Although it had incomparable dancing by Fred and Adele Astaire, it was the last time the brother and sister team appeared together. In 2011, Lost Musicals, aka The Lost Musicals Charitable Trust, presented the UK premier of ""The Band Wagon"". Ian Marshall Fisher, director, Jason Carr, Music Director. A parody of the set pieces of the typical show, involved moonlight serenade, the waltz number, and"
"travelled around the world as well as being turned into films. Lloyd Webber has worked with producer Cameron Mackintosh, lyricist Tim Rice, actor Michael Crawford (originated the title role in ""The Phantom of the Opera""), actress and singer Sarah Brightman, while his musicals originally starred Elaine Paige (originated the role of Grizabella in ""Cats"" and had a chart hit with ""Memory""), who with continued success has become known as the First Lady of British Musical Theatre. Agatha Christie's ""The Mousetrap"" has seen more than 25,000 performances in the West End, and is the longest-running West End show. ""The Woman in"
"that Lloyd Webber had composed. She gave her blessing for the songs to be adapted into a musical stage play. Rehearsals for the musical began in early 1981 at the New London Theatre. Due to the Eliot estate asserting that they write no script and only use the original poems as the text, the musical had no identified plot during the rehearsal process, causing many actors to be confused about what they were actually doing. An unusual musical in terms of its construction, the overture incorporates a fugue and there are occasions when the music accompanies spoken verse. The show"
"the United States and the fact that the American subject matter fitted Broadway. Webber also credits various locations of the original School of Rock that ""...produce the sort of kids required who can actually perform in the show"" and that Britain would need similar schools for the show to move to London. Despite this, Lloyd Webber later revealed that he was able to open the subsequent London production several months earlier than anticipated due to finding the child musician actors easily. On 18 December 2014, an official announcement was made of the musical, with a world premiere on Broadway to"
"Sydmonton Festival. Lloyd Webber received a Grammy Award in 1986 for ""Requiem"" in the category of best classical composition. ""Pie Jesu"" from Requiem achieved a high placing on the UK pop charts. Perhaps because of its large orchestration, live performances of the Requiem are rare. ""Cricket"" (1986), also called ""Cricket (Hearts and Wickets)"", reunited Lloyd Webber with Tim Rice to create this short musical for Queen Elizabeth's 60th birthday, first performed at Windsor Castle. Several of the tunes were later used for ""Aspects of Love"" and ""Sunset Boulevard"". Lloyd Webber also premiered ""The Phantom of the Opera"" in 1986, inspired"